Adjustable display stand



Feb. 9, 1943. L. E. JOHNSON 2,310,439

I ADJUSTABLE DISPLAY STAND Filed Dec. 2, .1941 2 Sheets-Sheet l A 1 [3 Zara fifth/mam INVENTQR m myawy ATTOR N EYS Feb. 9, 1943. L. E. JOHNSON ADJUSTABLE DISPLAY STAND Filed Dec. 2, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 3 m Mr 5 Y E N R m A Patented Feb. 9, 1943 UNETED STATES ATENT GFFICE 10 Claims.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in display stands.

An important object of my invention is the provision of a display stand that is particularly adapted to support a hat and that is uniquely constructed to permit the hat to be positioned at any selected angle.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a device of the abovementioned character that includes means for efficaciously holding a hat detachably associated therewith.

Still another object of my invention is the provision of a display stand of the above-mentioned character that is strong, durable and compact inits construction and that is efiicient and efiicacious in the performance of its duties.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the drawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts through the same.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device embodying my invention and showing the same attached to a suitable support,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 4--4 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary side elevation of the hat supporting band comprising a part of my invention and illustrating one method of attaching the overlapping end of the band in mutually slidable relation,

Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 66 of Figure 5, and

Figure '7 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 11 of Figure 5.

Figure 8 is a side elevation of a modified form of the invention,

Figure 9 is a top plan view of the form of the invention shown in Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view taken on the line l0l0 of Figure 9.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary side elevation of the hat supporting band and showing a butt joint at the ends secured by a sleeve clamp.

Figure 12 is a detail sectional view taken on the line |2l2 of Figure 9 showing one of the pivots attaching the respective end of the brace to the band.

Figure 13 is a detail sectional view taken on the line l3-l3 of Figure 9 showing sleeve clamps at the ends of the brace and on the band for eliminating the punching of holes in the brace 01' in the band.

Figure 14 is a detail cross sectional view taken on the line I l-44 of Figure 9 showing the head or bracket formed of a length of pipe shaped to rectangular contour.

Figure 15 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 15-!5 of Figure 9 showing the means for attaching the hat holding arms to the band.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration, is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral I0 designates an essentially elliptical band of a size permitting the same to be readily inserted into a hat of conventional shape and design. The band is preferably formed from a suitable metallic strap material; however, any material suitable for the purpose is within the contemplation of my invention and it is to be understood that I do not wish to limit any part of this device to any particular material or materials.

If the band is not extensible in its nature, it is preferably sufiicientlysmall to permit it to be accommodated'within any normal size hat. The outer peripheral face of the band will normally be spaced slightly from the sweat band of the hat and I have therefore provided a plurality of hat supporting arms Ii located at circumferentially spaced points about the band. The arms comprise elongated strips extending normally to a plane containing the band, which strips are attached to the band at substantially their middle by any suitable means such as spot welding or by means of a rivet I 2. Obviously, attaching the arms to the band in this manner will fixedly associate the same. If desired, the arms may be slidably mounted on the band as i1- lustrated in Figures 5, 6 and 7. Instead of securing the supporting arms II to the band I0 by the rivet I2, I have here illustrated the arms as being provided intermediate their ends with spaced parallel longitudinally extending slits 59, which define the tongues 5|. The tongues are bent laterally to extend around the band Ii in a manner to permit the arms to be moved alon the band to any selected position. The lower ends l3 of the arms project substantially below the band and are bent angularly outwardly to extend under the brim of the hat. Obviously, the lower ends of the arms may be of sufficient length to extend under the brim of any normal size hat in which the band In is inserted. By placing a plurality of the arms about the band, the brim will rest upon the ends 13 thereof and the band will be limited as to the distance it can enter the hat. It will be readily apparent that the upper ends of the arms will extend into the hat and this end is therefore bent outwardly and back upon itself to form a hook I4. The hook is located substantially above the band I and terminates slightly above the unattached upper edge of the sweat band of the hat. The sweat band may be inserted under the downwardly bent portion of the hooks and, when thus engaged by a plurality of the same, the hat will be normally securely, but removably, associated with the band.

In order that the band and consequently the hat may be made to assume any angle calculated to best attractively display the hat, I have provided a unique supporting structure that includes a brace I5 located within the band and having its opposite ends pivotally connected therewith, as by the rivets I6 or by the bolt 52 and wing nut 53. A best illustrated in Figure 2, the brace is of rectangular formation in plan and includes spaced parallel side members I1 and I8 integrally connected by the end members I9 and 29. The brace extends along the major axis of the band and the end members I9 and 20 thereof lie flatly against the inner surface of the inwardly offset end portion 2| of the band. The ends of the band are ofiset in the manner illustrated to prevent the head of the rivets I6 from marking or otherwise injuring the hat carried by the band.

The arms 22 and 23 of the U-shaped bracket 24 are inserted between the side members I1 and I8 of the brace at substantially its middle and a bolt 25 extends through registering openings in the side members of the band and the arms of the bracket to pivotally associate the bracket with the brace. I prefer that a wing nut 26 be applied to the extending screw-threaded end 21 of the bolt, which nut may be easily manually rotated into pressed relation with the adjacent side member of the brace to hold all of the parts in mutually pressed relation in a manner to prevent pivoting of the brace relative to the bracket.

The rivet I6, bolt and wing nut 52 and 53 and bolt and wing nut 25 and 26 constitute pivots which permit the brace to be rotated relative to the band and the bracket to be rotated relative to the brace. The axes of rotation of the respective parts extend in the same plane but at right angles to each other to form, in effect, a universal joint or connection. I prefer that the end members I9 and 20 of the brace snugly frictionally engage the ends of the band to normally prevent the band and brace from moving relative to each other. I have provided the bolt 25 with a wing nut which may be either loosened to permit relative movement between the brace and bracket or tightened to hold these parts in a selected adjusted position.

A supporting standard 28 is of essentially U- shaped formation and has the arm 29 thereof pivotally connected to the transverse web 30 of the bracket 24. The end of the arm 29 is screwthreaded and received within an opening 3| in the web whereby the nuts 32, threaded on to the end of the arm at opposite sides of the web, normally secure these parts against relative movement. Obviously, however, loosening of either of the nuts 32 will permit the bracket to be easily rotated about the arm 29.

It may thus be seen that the arm 29 is centrally received by the band I0 and that it extends in a plane normal to a plane containing the band. The other arm 33 of the standard is connected to the flattened side 34 of a rod 35 by means of the screws 35. The opposite ends 31 and 38 of the rod are of reduced diameter to provide journals, and the journals are freely rotatable within the eyes 39 of the screws 40, embedded in a suitable supporting wall 4|. As best illustrated in Figure 1, the transverse shoulder 42 provided by the lower journal, normally seats against the supporting eye 39 and the shoulder 43 provided by the upper journal 31 is normally spaced substantially below its supporting eye bolt. I prefer that the shoulder 43 be spaced a sufficient distance below the upper eye bolt so that movement of the rod to seat the upper shoulder against its respective eye bolt will lift the lower journal 38 above its eye bolt. The lower end of the rod may then be swung in a direction away from the supporting wall 4| and the supporting standard removed from the wall.

It may thus be seen that when the parts are assembled in the manner illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 and when a hat is attached to the band in the manner described, the several parts may be moved relative to each other in a manner to most effectively and attractively display the hat. The band I0 may be rocked about its pivots relative to the brace I5, the brace I5 may be rocked about its pivot relative to the bracket 24 and the bracket 24 may be rotated about the connecting arm 29 of the supporting standard 28. This simple, compact and highly efficient construction will permit any portion of the hat to be brought to View for display purposes.

Figures 5, 6 and 7 illustrate another method of joining the ends 44 and 45 of the band Ill. The ends are arranged in overlapping relation and formed with spaced parallel longitudinally extending slits 46. A binder 41, wrapped around the overlapping portions of the band, extends through the slots and under the portion 48 therebetween. The binder is tightly wrapped around the overlapping ends of the band II] to normally hold the same in fixed relation with each other; however, the ends may be moved relative to each other to increase or decrease the size of the band I0. I prefer that the overlapping portions of the band be formed with indentations 49 which fit into each other for holding the band in a selected adjusted position.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Figures 8 to 15 inclusive the band 50 is formed of material of less width than the band I0 of the previously described form of the invention and the hat holding arms 5I are secured to the band Without the use of punching holes in the band or in the arms, and also the bracket 52 instead of being formed of two arms and a web as previously described is formed of a length of pipe shaped to rectangular contour, see Figure 4. The remaining parts of structure are identical with the parts previously described and have been given like reference characters. In the modified form of the invention the brace 53 is provided at the transverse end portions with sleeves 54, see Figure 13 and also the band is provided with somewhat similar sleeves 55 and through both sleeves pivot pins 56 are passed, see Figure 12, to pivotally secure the band to the brace without forming holes in the band or in the brace. The band 55 is provided with pressed in portions 56, see Figure 11 to clamp the sleeve to the band 59.

The head or bracket 52, is mounted on the brace through the medium of strap arms 51, see Figure 14, which are provided at the bottom with sleeves 53 which embrace the longitudinal sides of the brace 53. A pivot pin 59, in the nature of a bolt, is passed through the sides of the bracket 52 and through the arms 51 to pivotally attach the bracket to the brace. The heretofore described arm 29 of the standard is secured to the bottom of the bracket 52 through the medium of nuts 60 for the purpose heretofore described.

The hat holding arms 6| are formed of band material shaped to provide a hook 62 at the upper end to engage the hat band as previously described and shaped at the bottom to provide lateral extending lower ends 63 of sufficient length to extend under the brim of the hat as heretofore described. However in this form of the invention the arms 53 are formed by bending the strap material back upon itself to permit a sleeve 64 being formed integral with the arm iii to embrace the band 50 for attaching the arms 6| to the band without forming holes in the band or in the arms.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention, herewith shown and described, is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention, or scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A hat display stand comprising a band, a brace located within the band and having its ends pivoted thereto, a bracket pivoted to'the brace intermediate its ends, and a supporting standard pivoted to the said bracket.

2. A hat display stand comprising a hat supporting band, a brace located within the band and having its ends pivoted thereto to permit the band to be rocked about the axis of the brace, a bracket pivoted to the brace intermediate its ends, whereby the brace may be moved relative to the bracket about an axis lying in the same plane but extending normally to the axis of the brace, and a supporting standard pivoted to the said bracket in a manner whereby the bracket may be rocked about an axis extending normally to the said first and second mentioned axes.

3. A hat display stand comprising a band; hat supporting arms secured to the band, said arms having angular lower ends for supporting the hat and hooked upper ends for engaging the sweat band of the hat; a brace located within the band and having its ends pivoted thereto, a bracket pivoted to the brace intermediate its ends; and a supporting standard pivoted to the said bracket.

4. A hat display stand comprising a supporting standard having a vertically extending arm, a bracket pivoted to the mentioned arm of the standard for movement about a vertical axis, a horizontally extending brace member pivotally attached to the bracket for movement about a horizontal axis, a band pivoted to the opposite ends of the said brace for movement about a horizontal axis extending normally to the said first horizontal axis, and hat'supporting means carried by the band for holding a hat removably associated therewith.

5. A hat display stand comprising a supporting standard having a vertically extending arm; a bracket pivoted to the mentioned arm of the standard for movement about a vertical axis; a

horizontally extending brace member pivotally attached to the bracket for movement about a horizontal axis; a band pivoted to the opposite ends of the said brace for movement about a horizontal axis extending normally to the said first horizontal axis; and hat supporting arms carried by the band for holding a hat removably associated with the band, said arms being formed with angularly extending lower ends for supporting the hat and hooked upper ends for receiving the sweat band of the hat.

6. In a hat display stand, an extensible band adapted to be snugly received within a hat for peripheral engagement with the sweat band thereof; and hat supporting arms carried by the band, said arms having angular lower ends adapted to extend under the brim of the hat for supporting the same and hooked upper ends into which the sweat band of the hat may be inserted to removably hold the hat associated with the band.

7. In a hat display stand, an essentially elliptical band adapted to be snugly received within the 'hat for peripheral engagement with the sweat band thereof; hat supporting arms carried by the band, said arms having angular lower ends adapted to extend under the brim of the hat for supporting the same and hooked upper ends into which the sweat band of the hat may be inserted for removably holding the hat associated with the band; a supporting standard; and a pivotal coupling connecting the band to the said standard.

8. The structure as of claim 7 and in which the hat supporting arms are provided with sleeves encircling the band to permit the arms being attached to the band without forming holes in the arms or in the band.

9. The structure as of claim 7 and in which the universal coupling connecting the band to the standard comprises a tubular bracket of substantially rectangular cross section, a brace pivotally connected to the band at the ends, arms engaging the sides of the bracket having sleeves engaging the sides of the brace, and a pivot pin engaged through the arms and through the tubular bracket.

10. In a hat band display stand, an essentially elliptical band adapted to be snugly received within the hat for peripheral engagement with the sweat band thereof, hat supporting arms carried by the band, said arms having angular lower ends adapted to extend under the brim of the hat for supporting the same and hooked upper ends into which the sweat band of the hat may be inserted for removably holding the hat associated with the band, a supporting stand, a pivotal coupling connecting the band to the standard, said pivotal coupling comprising a tubular bracket of substantially rectangular cross section, a brace pivotally connected to the band at opposite sides, arms engaging the sides of the bracket having sleeves engaging the sides of the brace, a pivot engaging through the arm and through the bracket, said pivotal coupling comprising sleeves carried by the band and the end of the brace, and pivot pins engaged through the sleeve for securing the brace to the band without forming holes in the band or the brace.

. LOREN E. JOHNSON. 

